Improving your cooking skills doesn’t have to be hard. Here are five tips that will help you become a better cook in no time!
Cooking is a great skill that can provide you and your friends and family with yummy food for a fraction of the price of eating at a restaurant, and can be a lot of fun the in the process. If you don’t know a lot about cooking, or you are not very comfortable in the kitchen, there are several things you can do to improve your cooking skills.
Take classes
One thing you can do to improve your cooking skills is to take classes. A lot of times you can find small classes that meet in the evenings, sometimes at a cooking school, at some one’s house, or even at your local grocery store. A hands-on class will give you some experience in the kitchen and allow you to learn some new techniques while meeting new people as well! And cooking classes make great dates or outings with friends. Class sizes, formats, and prices vary by instructor and region, so do some research and see what is available in your area.
Find a mentor
If you have a friend who cooks well, ask them for pointers on how you can improve. Chances are, they will be happy to share their “secrets” with you and help you learn to cook as well. See if you can have them come to your house and help you prepare a meal so you get to see how things are done (and try it yourself!) – and then share dinner with them. Perhaps you can even plan this semi-regularly with a group of friends, alternating houses so everyone has a turn.
Internet tutorials
Go to your favorite search engine and type in “How to cook” and you will get a ton of search results – online tutorials, YouTube videos, blog articles, lots of great resources. If you are looking for something specific, put it in your search and see what comes up – you may find some great how-to tips this way that you might not have found otherwise.
Books
There are a lot of great books out there on how to improve your cooking, or how to cook in general. Browse your local library and see what they have to offer – cooking books don’t go out of date as quickly as other types of reference books can, so getting them from the library can save you some money while you try and find a book that works for you. You can also try your local bookstore, or search for well-reviewed books on online bookstores.
Just do it!
Try new recipes. You learn best by doing, so pick a day a week, or a day a month, or some schedule to try new recipes. Find them on the Internet, or clip them from magazines, or ask friends for their recipes. You might make a few things that don’t turn out well – that’s okay! Learn from your mistakes and keep trying.
These ideas should help you improve your cooking skills. Remember, cooking should be fun! Invite some friends over to help, and have a good time with it. Above all, keep trying! Your hard work will pay off with yummy food.
